1949-07-04 Regular[ July 5, 1949
The City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida, met in regular
,_. session at the City Hall at 8:00 P. M. on that above date with the following present:
t President Pro-tem Martin, Councilmen Mc Dougald and Watford with Lorena ?earc. e, City
Clerk.
Building application for J. S. Ellis was presented and upen motion by Council-
man Watford, seconded by Councilman Nc Dougald and carried the permit was ordered
issued upon payment of fee.
Due to this being a holiday the Council adjourned to meet July ll, 1949.
President Pro-tem
erk PRESIDENT PRO TEM
July ll, 1949
The City Council of the City of 0keechobee, Florida, met inregular adjourned
session at tt~e City Hall at 8:00 P. M. on the above date with the following present:
~,~ayor H. H. R~u!erson, President Chandler, Councilmen ~-~artin, M~ Douqald, Nix and
Watford with G. C. Durrance, City Attorney and Lorena Pearcg] City Clerk.
I~,~inntes of the meetings held June 6, 13, and 14, 1949 were read and approved
i~- as read.
The following bills were approved and ordered ~oaid when funds are available:
Florid a Power and Light Co. - Power and Lights $ 333.67
0keechobee County Bank - Payment on note -- 117.90
Nix Service Station - Police, Water, St. & San. & Fire 108.41
City of Fort Pierce - Water Department 200.00
Inter County Tel & Tel CO. - Telephone service ..... ~V.35
Industrial Supply Corp. - Water Dept. -- 705.66
Dr. A. ?. Black - Payment on account 200.00
Sylvester Smith - St. & San. Dept. 12'00
London Fortner - Fire Dept. 1~.50
0~echobee Hdwe. Co. - Water, St. & San. & Fire Deot. - 12.65
Do~er's Mach. Shop - Water and St. & San. Dept. 36.96
Pierce Elec. Service - Fire Dept. - ...... 4.50
Le~s H. Dreese - S~reet and Sanitary Dept. 26.63
Alto Watford and Sons - Fire, Water and Police Dept. --- 11.23
James Nesbftt, Nd. - Police Dept. ........ 6.00
Belle's A~to Supply - Water Dept. - .... 2.70
0. K. Meter Co. - Water Dept. 61.20
0~chobee L~mber Company - Fire Dept. 3.4~
~'H & N W Drew Comply - Clerk's Supplies 35.55
Pa~ett's Pharmacy - Police Department .............. 1.28
Scharfschwerdt Brothers - Street and Sanitary Department - 8.25
0k~echobee Motor Company - Water Department 9.00
Halsey & Griffith, Inc. - Clerk's Expense (Fans) ......... 94.40
Fritz Scharfschwerdt appesred before the Council in regard to his water bill.
~fter discussion the Co~mcil agreed to install new meter at the ti~e the meters were
read in July. It was also agreed to send meter taken out to factory and h~ve it check-
it pr~ed the reading was ~ong some adjustment wo~ld be made.
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Building permits were discussed. Councilman Martin moved that the Mayor
instruct the Chief of Police to notify persons that were building without p~rmfts
to obtain pe~it or stop building. The following persons were named to be notified
and anyone else that ~ight be building: J. L. Robbins, Joe Prescott, Leon.Williams,
Mack Mitchell and Filmore Sloan. ~e Clerk was authorized to issue permits to the
above ~pon p~esentation of application.